Emergency Medical Services Advanced Level Competency Checklist

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1 Emergency Services Advanced Level Competency Checklist EMS Service: Current License in State of Nebraska: # (Copy of license kept in file at station) Date of joining EMS Service: EMS Service Member Name: EMS : NOTE: A may perform skills in the field that are in his/her scope of practice as a nurse up to the level of service the rescue squad is licensed for and with the permission of the (PMD) for that service. LPNs may perform all skills listed except those that are notated RN Please complete the following checklist for each person on your service and keep on file at the station. The must sign off each person to be competent in the skills or recommend to be completed before that person performs the skills. This form may be used for all Advanced Levels of EMS Providers Skills Skill Scene Safety Assesses Mechanism of Illness/Injury Establishes clear communications Establishes priorities for emergency care Renders medical care to patients This care may include: (A) Performs basic patient assessment to include: (1) Determine presence, absence and quality of: (a) Level of consciousness (b) The airway (c) Breathing (d) Breath sounds (e) Circulation including pulse oximetry (2) Evaluate perfusion by assessing the skin (3) Inspect and palpate for injuries (4) History of present illness or injury (5) Basic past medical history date Form created Revised 9/10/2012 Page 1 of 6

2 (B) Establish and maintain an airway including: (1) Manually opening airway (2) Place oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways date (C) Ventilate patients using: (1) Bag valve mask (2) Flow restricted oxygen powered device (D) Treat cardiac arrest using: (1) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (2) Automatic External Defibrillators (3) Semi-automatic Defibrillators (E) Controlling hemorrhaging (F) Treatment of shock (G) Bandaging of wounds (H) Immobilization of painful, swollen, deformed extremities (I) Assisting in childbirth, management of respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergic, behavioral, and environmental emergencies, and suspected poisonings (J) Transporting patients Additional care and interventions may include: (a) Assisting a patient, under the patient s direction with medications prescribed for that unique patient including: (1) Sublingual nitroglycerin (2) Epinephrine auto-injectors (3) Hand-held aerosol inhalers (b) Administration of oral glucose (c) Administration of activated charcoal With approval of the emergency medical services physician medical director and appropriate, the EMT may under written protocol: Form created Revised 9/10/2012 Page 2 of 6

3 (a) Cannulate peripheral veins (RN) (b) Administer and monitor isotonic intravenous solutions (c) Utilize advanced airway management devices (RN) (d) Utilize Federal Drug Administration approved home glucose monitoring devices and oximeters (e) Administer prescription medications including: (1) Epinephrine auto-injectors (2) Supplemental oxygen using: Non-rebreather mask or nasal cannula (3) Aspirin (4) Albuterol EMT-I while functioning with an advanced life support emergency medical service: may perform all practices and procedures listed above. In addition, with the approval of the service s physician medical director the care may include the following as set forth in written protocols: (1) Establish and utilize advanced airway management devices including: (a) Intubation (RN) (b) Oropharyngeal and tracheal suctioning and (c) Extubation date (2) Perform advanced physical assessment including: (a) Percussion of the chest (b) Auscultate breath sounds (c) Auscultate heart tones (3) Needle decompression (RN) (4) End tidal CO2 and Pulse Oximetry monitoring (5) Administration of supplemental oxygen by: (a) Nasal cannula (b) Simple mask (c) Partial rebreather mask (d) Non-rebreather mask (e) Venturi mask (6) Ventilate a patient with devices including: (a) Bag valve mask (b) Flow restricted oxygen powered device (c) Automatic transport ventilator (7) Place orogastric and nasogastric tubes Form created Revised 9/10/2012 Page 3 of 6

4 (8) Cannulation of peripheral veins (RN) (9) Administer intravenous solutions (RN) (10) Intraosseous needle placement and infusion (RN) date (11) Bolus intravenous, and intraosseous administration of approved medications (RN) (12) Intramuscular injections of approved medications (13) Subcutaneous injections of approved medications (14) Oral and sublingual medication administration of approved medications (15) Aerosolized medication administration of approved medications (16) Venipuncture to obtain blood sample (17) Administer by approved protocols these medications: (a) Adenosine (b) Atropine (c) Epinephrine (d) Lidocaine 2% (e) Nitroglycerin (f) Morphine (g) Naloxone (h) Furosemide (i) Diazepam (j) 50% Dextrose (k) Albuterol (l) Isoetharine (m) Ipatropium (n) Metaproterenol (o) Terbutaline (p) Methylprednisolone (q) Dexamethasone (r) Triamcinolone (s) Acetylsalicyclic acid (t) Vasopressin (u) Amiodarone (v) Glucagon (w) Benadryl NOTE: Medication administration is within the scope of practice of RNs and LPNs, except an LPN cannot administer IV drugs. (18) Electrocardiogram interpretation (RN) Form created Revised 9/10/2012 Page 4 of 6

5 (19) Therapeutic electrical therapy: (a) Defibrillation (b) Transcutaneous Pacing (RN) date (20) With approval of emergency medical service physician medical director and completion of a nationally recognized course in Advanced Cardiac Life Support may: (a) Perform synchronized cardioversion (RN) (b) Establish and maintain infusion of Lidocaine (RN) EMT-P while functioning with an advanced life support emergency medical service: May perform all practices and procedures listed above. In addition, with the approval of the service s physician medical director the care may include the following as set forth in written protocols: (1) Establish and maintain an airway including: (a) Endotracheal intubation (RN) (b) Rapid sequence intubation (RN) (c) Emergency Cricothyrotomy (RN) (d) Non-Visualized advanced airway devices (RN) (e) Extubation (f) Oropharyngeal and tracheal suctioning (2) Perform a comprehensive physical exam including: (a) Auscultate bowel sounds (b) Use of ophthalmoscope (c) Use of otoscope (3) Ventilate or assist ventilation of a patient with devices including: (a) CPAP (b) BiPAP (4) Therapeutic electrical therapy using: (a) Cardioversion (RN) Form created Revised 9/10/2012 Page 5 of 6

6 (5) Medication administration by injection, bolus, or infusion by: (a) Parenteral routes including: (1) Intradermal (2) Subcutaneous (3) Intramuscular (4) Intravenous (RN) (5) Intraosseous (RN) date (6) Medication administration absorbed through: (a) Percutaneous routes: (1) Sublingual, buccal (2) Topical (3) Eyes (4) Ears (5) Nose (6) Lungs (b) Enteral Routes (1) Oral (2) Gastric (3) Rectal (7) Use of blood and blood products (RN) An Paramedic, EMT-I, AEMT, LPN or RN while functioning as an employee or volunteer with a basic life support service, may perform only those practices and procedures as identified in 172 NAC (EMT practices and procedures for Basic EMT) Form created Revised 9/10/2012 Page 6 of 6